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Patented Jan 25,1881.

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, ,J-ESSE KINNEY, OF DETROIT, MlOHIGrAN.

FENCE.

SPECIFIbATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 237,024, dated January 25, 1881.

Application filed May 25, 1880.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JESSE KINNEY, of Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a new andnseful Improvement in Fences for Cemetery-Lots; and I declare the'followin g is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to fences for cemeterylots, and is designed as an improvement on the device patented to me January 29, 1878,

My invention consists in the combinations of devices and appliances hereinafter described,

and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a device embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of one of the posts. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a post with a wide flaring bottom. Fig.4 presents separate "iews of devices for attaching tablets to the fence; Fig. 5, a separate view-of a bouquet of metallic flowers adapted to fit a vase; Fig. 6, a chainlink formed of twisted band metal; Fig. 7-, a separate view of one of the pipe-joints with an ear cast thereto to facilitate the fastening of a chain; Fig. 8, a separate view of the clasped hands made in the natureof a sleeve; Fig. 9, separate views of the canopy-frame with different kinds of central ornaments.

The object of this invention is to produce, in a compact, cheap, and highly-ornamental form, a complete outfit for a cemetery-lot or for a single grave.

To this end I form the fence of hollow gas or water pipe A, united at the junctions by coupling-joints B, cast with ears b in order to facilitate the attachment of drooping chains 0. The posts A may be stopped up watertight at their bases, so that with the pipes A they may hold a considerable charge of water,

- and vases D may surmount the posts, be provided with earth and livin g plants, and through a suitable orificejin the bottom of each vase a wick' or other suitablecapilla'ry substance may be employed to draw from the pipes sufficient moisture 'to sustain the plants in dry weather,

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while in wet weather and by the usual showers of rain the vases will usually collect and direct into the pipes sufficient water to supply the waste. A plug may be provided at a suitable point for drawing of the water from the posts and pipes when there is liability of bursting the pipes by freezing.

In order to supply the place of the living plants when cold weather approaches, and still to maintain the complete and ornamental appearance of the structure, I provide bouquets D of metallic flowers, with a base, d, adapted to sit within the vase.

Stretching diagonally from corner to corner of the frame are canopy-supports E, arched and crossing each other above the center of the structure. These maybe made removable, so that they may or may not be employed. They serve to give a finished and ornamental appearance, and are intended to support an awning over growing plants to shield them from the sun, but more particularly to support at the middle point a hanging basket of flowers or trinkets, as a cross, anchor, angelic figure, or other appropriate device or society emblem.

The chains 0 may be of any ordinary construction; but I prefer to form them with three large links, 0, at the center of each, being at once ornamental and appropriate on all occasions, but being particularly appropriate when the deceased was a member of the Odd-Fellows or other similar order.

Suitable sleeves F are slipped over the ends of the tubes to ornament them, and serving as a means for the attachment of the chains. These sleeves may be of any desired figure; but I prefer that they shall be in the form of clasped hands, as emblematic of parting, and suitablependants mayhang from these sleeves.

The pendant shown at G is desirable, being a combination of a heart, a cross, and an anchor.

The large links 0', I prefer to make of wrought-metal baud-iron, and they may be made stiffer and more ornamental by twisting the band-iron.

H represents tablets, upon which the inscription is made. There may be one or more to the rails A in any suitable manner. Thus a tablet may extend so as to be fastened to two rails, one at the top and one at the bottom, or be suspended between the two rails. So, also, it may be rigidly fastened in place or swingloosely from the rail above; but I prefer to employ the tablet substantially as shown in the drawings, Fig. 1, and secure it by means ofa clip or collar, having arms projecting therefrom and fastened to the tablet, as shown in Fig. 4.

An inclosure for a grave or cemetery-lot made in this manner is applicable for all purposes, aud is inexpensive, yet complete and highly ornamental. For instance, it the deceased is a child, plain ornaments may be hung at G, and a hanging basket with flowers or trinkets, or the figure of Cupid, may be suspended at the center. If the deceased be an adult, the pendant G may be the heart. cross, and anchor. If a member of an order, the emblems of the order may be hung from the center; and thus by simply attaching suitable pendants, a variety ofwhich may be kept on hand, the same device may without any additional expense be varied so as to be made specially appropriate in any particular case. l

The posts A may be made hollow, and terminated at the bottom in an inverted and enlargcd mouth, A, so that the post being filled with earth up to and within the vase at the top, may, by capillary attraction, draw suflicient moisture from the ground below the part A. to sustain the plants in the vase above, and at the same time the enlarged mouth insures a stable foundation for the post.

What I claim is 1. The combination, with a cemetery-fence, of yielding canopy-frames sprung into position and their opposite ends secured to the corners of the fence, substantially as set forth.

2. A hollow fencepost provided with a flower-vase at its upper end and an inverted mouth-piece at its lower end, in combination with a wick located within the hollow fencepost and adapted to supply moisture from the ground to the flower-vase by capillary action, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

JESSE KINNEY.

Witnesses WM. M. PORTER, S. E. THOMAS. 

